Former Delaware Valley High School director charged with inciting riot

READING  Two former staff members of the Delaware Valley High School, which operated a school in North Coventry for several months last year, have been charged with inciting students to riot at the Reading school in September.

The entire Reading Police force was called to the Delaware Valley High School on Sept. 21, 2012, when a riot ensued, according to court documents.

Andre Bean, 40, of Whites Creek, Tenn., and Ibn Malik of Philadelphia were former staff members of the school and had been fired on Sept. 14, 2012, according to court documents.

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Police arrested two men and two women at the high school and after interviewing several people involved, police determined that Bean and Malik had contacted students through text message and phone calls about their terminations.

Reading police conducted interviews about incidents that happened prior to the riot on Sept. 21.

One person interviewed said that Malik sent 10 text messages encouraging her to act up and disobey orders given by new staff members, court documents said.

Another victim involved said that Bean and Malik told him to have students wile out, so they could get their jobs back, documents said.

A 5th victim claims that on Aug. 27, 2012, Bean physically assaulted him in a classroom during school hours, court documents said. According to the statement, a security guard pulled Bean off the student.

The students that were arrested on Sept. 21, were put in danger by Malik and Bean because the two men had influenced the students to act out, according to police.

Two days after the riot, on Sept. 23, two televisions, three walkie-talkies and a computer monitor were stolen from the school and the total loss for those items was $2,000, according to court documents.

Malik was arrested on Nov. 14, 2012.

Bean turned himself in Friday.

The two men were charged with corruption of minors, rioting, obstructing administration of the law and recklessly endangering another person, court documents said.

Delaware Valley High School was a private alternative school which operated a school for incorrigible students from Reading in North Coventry for several months before shutting down.